Artificial bait



July 16, 1935.

J. cATARAU ARTIFICIAL BMT Filed sept, 10, 1934 INVENTOR Patented July 1'6, 1935 u r I UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICEA ARTIFICIAL BAIT Jules Catarau, Seattle, Wash.

Application September 10, 1934, Serial No. 743,403

2 claims. (c1. i3-46) This invention relates to artiiicial bait, known Il of the plate-member and retain the same in as plug, squid, jigger, etc., and resides in the closed position over the scent material placed in novel construction on said baits of a scent oozing the recess l. means. Said extension l0, or the like, may be an ex- The main object of the invention is to provide tension oi the plate-member, as illustrated in 5 said scent oozing means on any lure-body of an Figures 2 and 3, and adapted to clasp over the articial bait without marring the attractive edge I la formed on the surface of the lure-body.

optical eiiect of the same. This device offers quick access to the bait A further aim is to construct said means so receptacle formed by the recessed portion 'l andr that the same may be simple in operation and inthe plate-member 8. 10 expensive in manufacture. A plurality of openings I0 are made through In the herewith annexed drawing the l the wall of said plate-member to permit water Figure 1 illustrates a lure-body provided with to circulate in and out and to mix its molecules scent oozing means in accordance with this inf with emanations of the scent material and create l5 vention. around the lure-body an eiuvium. 15

Figure 2 illustrates a modied form of fasten- Said plurality of openings `It may be dispensed ing means shown in Figure 1. l with if the lure-body carries similar openings Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal section leading in and out for the same purpose as stated of Figure 2. hereinbefore as illustrated in Fig. 5. Figure 4 is a top view of Figure 2, and illuslWhat I claim as my invention is: 20

trates an alternate form of fastening means l0a ,1. A lure-body having intermediate its ends a that may be used inthis device without departure recessed portion to receive a scent material, a from the spirit of the invention. plate-member hinged to said lure-body to fit over Figure 5 illustrates an alternate form of the said recessed portion, and an extension, or the scent oozing means Il. like, formed on said lure-body and adapted to 25 A lure-body 6 has on its surface intermediate clamp over the edge of said plate-member and its ends a recess 1 which is provided with a plateretain the same over the scent material. member 8, said plate-member preferably being 2. A lure-body having intermediate its ends a hinged at 9 to the lure-body to t over the recess recessed portion to receive a scent material, a I and enclose a scent material between its inner plate-member hinged to said lure-body to fit over 30 surface and the recessed surface 1 of thelurethe recessed portion, andasidewardly articulated l body. click mounted on the lure-body to switch over As means to hold said plate-member over the the edge of the plate-member and retain the recess a springy extension I0 as in Figure 1, or a same over the scent material. sidewisely articulated click I0a of Figure 4, is v 35 provided on the lure-body, to clamp over the edge JULES CATARAU. 

